Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids

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1 Sudoku Crossword Word Search Crossnumbers Number Search Ages 4-8 Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids by Noah Ealy w/michael Ealy Book 1

2 Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids Crossword Word and Number Search Sudoku Ages 4-8 by Noah Ealy with Michael Ealy BNG Publishing, Inc. Trinity, Florida 1

3 Contents Introduction... 3 Number Search...4 Word Search...26 Crossword...48 Number Crossword...68 Sudoku...88 Answers Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids, Book 1: Crossword, Word and Number Search, Sudoku Published by BNG Publishing 2008 All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. ISBN-13: ISBN: X First Edition

4 Introduction Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids, Book 1 is the perfect puzzle book to get kids interested in working popular puzzles. Besides being fun, puzzles help to improve math skills, vocabulary, fine motor skills, patience and concentration. The puzzles in this book are not designed to be difficult. Older children should be able to read and solve most puzzles without difficulty, while younger children may need the assistance of an adult to read and write in answers. Regardless of age these beginning puzzles will instill a sense of achievement when completed. Research confirms the benefits of reading and playing with young children. These puzzles are designed to provide another source of fun, meaningful, educational instruction. About the Authors and Acknowledgements Noah and Michael Ealy are a father and son team who, in addition to other wide and varied interests, enjoy creating and solving puzzles together. We would like to thank the following people, in no particular order, for their suggestions and support. Gina Ealy, Alex and Haley Young, Lisa Daniel, Grandma Joyce, Grandpa Ray and Yia Yia, Pappa Jerry and Grandma Helen. 3

5 How To Play Number Search Find the numbers hidden in the grid. When you find a number, draw a circle around it. All answers are listed either down or across. None of the answers can be found in reverse order or diagonally. Practice Puzzle In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you are given a partially completed puzzle. The first four numbers have been found, circled, and marked off (632, 276, 821, 937). The next two numbers have been found but only partially circled and marked off (485 and 253). The last two numbers have not been found yet (928 and 203). Compete this puzzle by finding, circling and marking off the remaining numbers. When you complete the puzzle, you can check your solution by turning to page 110. Have fun! 4

6 Number Search - Practice Puzzle

7 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

8 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

9 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

10 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

11 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page 116. Number Search - Puzzle 14 24

12 Number Search - Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

13 How to Play Word Search Word search is very similar to number search. The only difference is you are looking for words instead of numbers. Each puzzle has a theme. Some concentrate on short or long vowel sounds, while others include a list of words with a similar beginning blend sound. Just as in the number search puzzle, all answers are listed either down or across. None of the answers can be found in reverse order or diagonally. Practice Puzzle In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you are given a partially completed puzzle. The first four words have been found, circled, and marked off (BAT, PAT, SAT, and TAX). The next two words have been found but only partially circled and marked off (DAD and MAN). The last two words have not been found yet (JAM and ACT). Compete this puzzle by finding, circling and marking off the remaining words. When you complete the puzzle, you can check your solution by turning to page 117. Have fun! 26

14 Word Search - Practice Puzzle Words in this puzzle have the short a vowel sound. A C T W M Q V S A T A J N J X Z N A B R E C O M A I A D A D T Y P A T K BAT PAT SAT TAX DAD MAN JAM ACT 27

15 Word Search - Puzzle 1 Words in this puzzle have the short a vowel sound. C A T G M R A B A Z Q A P B G M A T K T W O B P T A P N A M A H A M G I CAT HAM RAT BAG TAG MAT CAP TAP The solution to this puzzle is on page

16 Word Search - Puzzle 2 Words in this puzzle have the short e vowel sound. A E G G R P M J N P L E E N I W S T N T Y P E G B E D E M E X N Q P Y T EGG TEN PET BED MEN PEG PEP GET The solution to this puzzle is on page

17 Word Search - Puzzle 3 Words in this puzzle have the short i vowel sound. T O U B I B I P I G W L P H I N K I J S K M D Q A F I X I N L I D V G U PIG BIB FIX DIG INK TIP KID LID The solution to this puzzle is on page

18 Word Search - Puzzle 18 Words in this puzzle have the long i vowel sound. R B I T E Y Q K I O H S I T E Z I R X L L M G B N T L F I N E M J L E Y I Q Z S I X I G D V H N B C D K N I E W I D E A E T N U Q L G S H L X E N I N E X P I N E MICE LIKE SITE DINE FINE BITE NINE PINE WIDE TIME KITE FIVE The solution to this puzzle is on page

19 Word Search - Puzzle 19 Words in this puzzle have the long o vowel sound. G S V X F P B S L H O M E G C O N E Z M R O P E N Q Z N O S E O S E V S O X Q P L W Q O H T V H F E C M T G E L U O H O L E F R O B E W H O P E Q F X I C O P E A ROPE NOSE HOME COPE NOTE BONE CONE HOLE VOTE HOPE ROBE POLE The solution to this puzzle is on page

20 Word Search - Puzzle 20 Words in this puzzle have the long u vowel sound. R D Z T V T U B E Q U J U N E R Y O K N H N Y C V B X O E Q E D U K E Q M U L E K B R C R R F M Z M E D X U V F U S E K P F L C U T E D H U G E X B E F V M R O P JUNE MUTE TUNE DUKE CUTE MULE RULE TUBE DUNE FUSE HUGE CUBE The solution to this puzzle is on page

21 Crossword Puzzle Instructions Besides being great fun, crosswords are an excellent way to build vocabulary and improve spelling. 1. The goal is to use the ACROSS and DOWN clues to complete the empty squares. 2. The first square of each entry contains a number. This number corresponds to the number in the ACROSS or DOWN clue lists. 3. Use the partially completed squares to assist in solving other clues. Practice Puzzle In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you are given a partially completed crossword puzzle. The answer to 1 ACROSS has already been completed. BIRD is the answer to the clue, An animal that flies. Numbers 2, 3, and 4 DOWN have also been answered and entered into the puzzle. Answer the remaining clues to complete the puzzle. When you are finished or if you get stuck, you can check your solution on page 124. Have fun! 48

22 Crossword - Practice Puzzle 10 C A K E B I R D C A E D ACROSS 1. An animal that flies 5. You make a sandwich with two pieces of this 7. You breathe this 9. Chickens lay these 10. The number before two DOWN 2. Frozen water 3. Another word for father 4. You serve it at birthday parties 6. The opposite of left 8. Tomatoes are this color 49

23 Crossword - Puzzle ACROSS 1. You sleep in this 2. An animal that barks 3. Nemo is one 6. This animal says meow 8. Something that you read 9. The number after seven DOWN 1. The opposite of small 2. An animal that says quack 4. You wear this on your head 5. An animal that says moo 7. The number of toes you have 50 The solution to this puzzle is on page 124.

24 Crossword - Puzzle ACROSS 2. Number of states in the United States 5. The colors of the American flag are red, white, and 6. This color traffic light means go 8. the Explorer (TV character) 11. Use this to talk and eat with DOWN 1. Put this on your foot 2. The number after four 3. The color of Big Bird 4. What a puppy becomes 7. Number of legs a spider has 9. Rain, rain, go 10. He is the king of the jungle The solution to this puzzle is on page

25 Crossword - Puzzle ACROSS 1. Musical instrument with black and white keys you play with your hands 4. Points of light in the night sky 5. Third planet from the sun 7. Snow White & the Dwarfs 9. Family member 10. When you move to music DOWN 1. Clothes you wear over your legs 2. Very large mammal that lives in the ocean 3. You smell with this 6. Top of the house 7. What a plant develops from 8. The number after eight 52 The solution to this puzzle is on page 125.

26 Crossword - Puzzle 12 ACROSS 2. The opposite of remember 4. The day before Tuesday 5. A sticky strip for holding things together 7. Part of the body where food is digested 9. The number of toes on both feet 10. There are twelve months in a 12. You wear this to protect your head 14. You do this before swallowing 19. A part of a fish 20. The part of your body that has fingers 21. A soft floor covering 22. The opposite of begin 23. Hickory Dickory Dock, The Mouse Ran Up the DOWN 1. The month before June 3. Halloween is in this month 4. Working with numbers 6. A nice word to use when you ask for something 8. The shape of a coin 11. An animal that has big ears and a trunk 12. Very, very big 13. The sixteenth president Abraham, also on the penny 15. The first president s last name, George 16. Use this to carry school supplies and personal items 17. The opposite of on 18. The short form of rhinoceros 66

27 The solution to this puzzle is on page

28 Crossnumber Puzzle Instructions Crossnumber puzzles are very similar to crosswords. The only difference is the clues and answers are numbers. 1. The goal is to use the ACROSS and DOWN clues to complete the grid of empty squares. 2. The first square of each entry contains a number. This number corresponds to the number in the ACROSS or DOWN clue lists. 3. Use the partially completed squares to assist in solving other clues. Practice Puzzle In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you are given a partially completed crossnumber puzzle. The answer to 3 ACROSS has already been completed. 380 is the answer to the clue Three hundred and eighty. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 DOWN have also been answered and entered into the grid. Use the partially completed grid to complete the rest of the puzzle. When you are finished, or if you get stuck, you can check your solution on page 130. Have fun! 68

29 Crossnumber - Practice Puzzle ACROSS 3. Three hundred and eighty 5. One hundred and ten DOWN Three thousand four hundred 4. Fifty-one 6. Twelve

30 Crossnumber - Puzzle ACROSS 2. Forty-eight 4. One hundred and three 6. Seventeen 7. Two thousand DOWN Three hundred and eighty The solution to this puzzle is on page

31 Crossnumber - Puzzle ACROSS Eighty DOWN 2. Five hundred and sixty 3. Three thousand 5. Eighty-one The solution to this puzzle is on page

32 Crossnumber - Puzzle ACROSS One thousand and one 7. Six hundred and thirty-three DOWN 2. Five hundred and thirty One hundred and thirty-four Fourteen The solution to this puzzle is on page

33 Crossnumber - Puzzle 11 ACROSS x x Twelve thousand two hundred and fifty-two x 10 DOWN Twenty-one 4. 3 x Sixty-eight 10. Four hundred and ninty-two x x Two thousand and thirty-two x

34 The solution to this puzzle is on page

35 Crossnumber - Puzzle 12 ACROSS x Eleven thousand and six hundred Fifty-one DOWN 1. Six thousand four hundred and five 2. Ten thousand and fifty Fifteen thousand and two hundred Two hundred and one 9. Seventeen Four thousand five hundred and twenty-two Thirty 86

36 The solution to this puzzle is on page

37 Sudoku Puzzle Instructions Every Sudoku puzzle is made up of rows, columns, and 3x3 blocks. To solve a Sudoku puzzle you must fill in the unknown squares so that every row, column, and 3x3 block contains the numbers one through nine only once. Row There are 9 rows in a Sudoku puzzle. Rows run from the left to right. Every row must contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not be any duplicate numbers in any row. In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the numbers in the top row are 1, 9, 3, 5, 4, 2, 7,and 6. By using the rule that no number can repeat within a row, the only possible solution to the empty square in the top row is 8. Enter an 8 into this empty square. Column There are 9 columns in a Sudoku puzzle. Columns run from top to bottom. Like the Sudoku rule for rows, every column must also contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not be any duplicate numbers in any column. In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the numbers in the far left column are 1, 7, 5, 9, 6, 2, 8, and 3. By using the rule that no number can repeat within a column, the only possible solution to the empty square in this column is 4. Enter a 4 into this empty square. 3x3 Block There are nine 3x3 blocks in a Sudoku puzzle. Like the Sudoku rule for rows and columns, each 3x3 block must 88

38 Sudoku- Practice Puzzle Rows Columns 3x3 Blocks contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There cannot be any duplicate numbers in a 3x3 block. In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the shaded square in the upper left-hand region shows the numbers 6, 5, 3, 4, 9, 7, 8, and 1. By using the rule that no number can repeat within a 3x3 block, the only possible solution to the empty square is 2. Enter a 2 into this empty square. You did it! You solved a sudoku puzzle. The puzzles in this section will start out very basic and get progressively more difficult. Have fun! 89

39 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

40 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

41 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

42 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

43 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

44 Sudoku- Puzzle The solution to this puzzle is on page

45 Number Search Solutions Number Search Practice Puzzle Page Number Search Puzzle 1 Page Number Search Puzzle 2 Page

46 Number Search Solutions Number Search Puzzle 3 Page Number Search Puzzle 4 Page Number Search Puzzle 5 Page

47 Number Search Solutions Number Search Puzzle 18 Page Number Search Puzzle 19 Page 24 Number Search Puzzle 20 Page

48 Word Search Solutions A C T W M Q V S A T A J Word Search Practice Puzzle Page 27 N J X Z N A B R E C O M A I A D A D T Y P A T K C A T G M R A B A Z Q A P B G M A T K T W O B P Word Search Puzzle 1 Page 28 T A P N A M A H A M G I A E G G R P M J N P L E Word Search Puzzle 2 Page 29 E N I W S T N T Y P E G B E D E M E X N Q P Y T 117

49 Word Search Solutions T O U B I B I P I G W L Word Search Puzzle 3 Page 30 P H I N K I J S K M D Q A F I X I N L I D V G U T H O T C B M F Y D L O L O G K D B U G N H O G Word Search Puzzle 4 Page 31 M O P B G U A P O P W I R A E B U D U G T S N U Word Search Puzzle 5 Page 32 N Q G U M G P K C N X N W F U N B U C U B Z A T 118

50 Word Search Solutions Word Search Puzzle 18 Page 45 R B I T E Y Q K I O H S I T E Z I R X L L M G B N T L F I N E M J L E Y I Q Z S I X I G D V H N B C D K N I E W I D E A E T N U Q L G S H L X E N I N E X P I N E G S V X F P B S L H O M E G C O N E Z M R O P E N Q Z N O S E O S E V S O X Q P L W Q O H T V H F E C M T G E L U O H O L E F R O B E W H O P E Q F X I C O P E A Word Search Puzzle 19 Page 46 Word Search Puzzle 20 Page 47 R D Z T V T U B E Q U J U N E R Y O K N H N Y C V B X O E Q E D U K E Q M U L E K B R C R R F M Z M E D X U V F U S E K P F L C U T E D H U G E X B E F V M R O P 123

51 Crossword Solutions Crossword Practice Puzzle Page 49 B I R D C A C B R E A D A I R I K E G G S O N E D H T B E D I D O G U F I S H C C A T A B O O K E I G H T W N Crossword Puzzle 1 Page 50 Crossword Puzzle 2 Page 51 S F I F T Y H D I E O O V B L U E G R E E N L I D O R A L G W W I H A MOUTH Y N 124

52 Crossword Solutions P I A N O A N W N T H O S T A R S L E A R T H S E V E N O E I M O M E N F D A N C E Crossword Puzzle 4 Page 53 Crossword Puzzle 3 Page 52 C U B O A D O C T O R K W M G C O B A R I E L V E U E E S E V E N N S U S J I L L C E E G O C R S H B E L T A A A N H A M R E D A T E E T H Crossword Puzzle 5 Page

53 Crossword Solutions M F O R G E T M O N D A Y C A Y T T A P E S T O M A C H H L B I T E N E R A Y E A R C S L L H E L M E T C H E W U I P A G N H B S E C A A O H O N C F I R L T K F I N H A N D P G I C A R P E T E N D C O O C L O C K N Crossword Puzzle 12 Page

54 Crossnumber Solutions Crossnumber Practice Puzzle Page Crossnumber Puzzle 1 Page 70 Crossnumber Puzzle 2 Page Crossnumber Puzzle 3 Page

55 Crossnumber Solutions Crossnumber Puzzle 11 Page 85 Crossnumber Puzzle 10 Page Crossnumber Puzzle 12 Page

56 Sudoku Solutions Sudoku Practice Puzzle Page Sudoku Puzzle 1 Page 90 Sudoku Puzzle 2 Page

57 Sudoku Solutions Sudoku Puzzle 3 Page Sudoku Puzzle 4 Page 93 Sudoku Puzzle 5 Page

58 Sudoku Solutions Sudoku Puzzle 18 Page Sudoku Puzzle 19 Page 108 Sudoku Puzzle 20 Page

59 Related books in series: Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids, Book 1 is the perfect book to get young kids interested in working popular puzzles. Puzzles focus on short and long vowel sounds, beginning word blends, and logical reasoning. Designed to be easy, these beginning puzzles boost self-confidence, refine motor skills, and improve concentration. Designed by a father and son team to help children discover the joys of working puzzles. Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids Book 1 by Noah Ealy w/michael Ealy